The Queensland Rural Fire Brigades Association says it's confident the State Government will not make changes to fire service boundaries.

For the past two months, the Rural Fire Brigades Association has been trying to overturn a recommendation made in the Keelty review into emergency services.

The review recommended Fire and Emergency Services boundaries be aligned with Police boundaries.

Fire Brigades general manager Justin Choveaux was concerned that could close offices and cut jobs, but says firefighters have now been promised that won't happen.

"Now, the minister has categorically written back in his letter that there is a recognition that Rural Fire Service Queensland boundaries and Queensland Police Service boundaries reflect two different businesses with different service delivery requirements, so rural fire boundaries will stay the same."

While the dust settles, a working group is forging ahead to implement another review.

Conducted by the LNP's Ted Malone, the review into the rural fire service was released in May.

It's ruled out staff cutbacks, and Mr Malone says now rural brigades will be given more responsibility.

"What it does do is put more responsibility back to Rural Fires, gives them more say in what they actually do, and goes through the process of a deputy commissioner that will be in charge of rural fires, both managerial and operational."

Ninety per cent of the review's work is expected to be implemented by the end of the year.

Meanwhile, debate raged in State Parliament overnight about an impending emergency services tax.

The $90 levy will be charged to rural ratepayers from next year for the first time, but it's understood none of it will go to rural fire brigades.

Minister for Community Safety Jack Dempsey defended the levy, saying it would fund a broad range of emergency services.